S/Sgt Vane N.L. Glendening (E) - Missions 75 and 78 with 2Lt Whitcomb. Flew no other 303rd BG(H) combat missions. He went on to fly 92 missions with the RAF. Glendening was one of the men who initially comprised part of the 803rd Bomb Squadron (H) Provisional. Special Orders Number 156 released these men on detached service (DS) at RAF Sculthorpe with the 803BS to RAF Oulton on 16 May 1944. Five other 303rd BG men were also in this group: S/Sgt. Wilbert Rider, Cpl. Thomas R. Griffith, Cpl. William E. Henry, Cpl. Donat E. Lafond and Pvt. Jack B. Gilbert. See: http://36rcm.com/

Sgt James R. Teno (BTG) - Missions 75 and 78 with 2Lt Whitcomb. 30 mission
combat tour completed with mission 156 (20 May 1944). On mission 78 (14 Oct
1943) to Schweinfurt, Germany a ME-109 20 mm shell exploded against his
Ball Turret. Although cut around the face and head by flying glass, he went
up to the radio room and filled ammunition cans for the other gunners.

S/Sgt William C. Sparks (RWG) - Mission #75 with Lt Whitcomb. Was Killed
in action on his 13th dispatched mission , #95 (4 Jan 1944). to Kiel,
Germany. His B-17 #42-31526 Sweet Anna (427th BS) GN-V, piloted by 1Lt Fred C. Humphreys was hit by fighters and ditched in the North Sea, killing all of the ten man crew.